This film launched director Tim Burton into the mainstream and relaunched the caped crusader onto the silver screen. Michael Keaton stars in the title role, with journalist Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) by his side as he fights to save Gotham City from the Joker, a role tailor-made for an over-the-top Jack Nicholson. Even within the constraints of a big-budget Hollywood film, Burton maintains his signature sensibility of expressionistic filmmaking. Look for him making strong use of light and shadow, emphasis on production design to show the internal world of character and use of eccentric characters who are still relatable because of their very real motives. — Lisa Elliott
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